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QUOTE OF THE DAY
I hope life isn't a big joke, because I don't get it.
Jack Handey
Weather forecast
Mostly sunny, high 64. Winds NW 15 mph gusting to 25.
FRIDAY NIGHT:
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Partly cloudy, low 36. Winds NW 5-10 mph.
FACT OF THE DAY
— legendsofamerica.com
Established in 1827, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, is the oldest military post in continuous operation west of the Mississippi.
Mostly sunny, high 63. Winds NE 5-10 mph.
SATURDAY NIGHT:
Cloudy, low 48. Light winds.
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Chance of showers and thunderstorms, high 80. Low 52.
MONDAY: Cooler and cloudy, high 53.
The origin of April Fool's Day is uncertain, but it is widely believed to have begun in Europe in the 1500s when the beginning of the new year changed from April 1 to January 1. People who continued to celebrate the new year on April 1 were labeled fools.
Information from forecasters Austin Quick and Heather Williams, KU atmospheric science students
April 1
The Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies is hosting a conference from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Malott Room of the Kansas Union.
What's going on?
SATURDAY
April 2
The department of dance will hold a celebration of Professor Janet Hamburg's life from 3 to 4 p.m. in the Spencer Museum of Art auditorium.
TUESDAY
April 5
Come show your creativity for the first Campus Mural Project. Students will have the opportunity to decorate blank canvases from noon to 2 p.m. from April 4 to April 8 in the Traditions Area of the Kansas Union. The finished canvases will be displayed on campus.
ODD NEWS
Fake massage parlor inspector charged
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. --- A California man is charged with pretending to be a massage parlor inspector and demanding a rubdown and $200.
Investigators say LaPorte is a
former police officer from Illinois. They say he was wearing a badge when he entered the Golden Spa massage parlor in Lake Forest on Jan. 31 and told the manager he was investigating a complaint.
Orange County prosecutors charged Edward Justin LaPorte with felony burglary and misdemeanor counts of impersonating a peace officer and firearm violations. The 47-year-old faces arrestment Friday in Newport Beach.
No phone listing could be found for LaPorte and court records don't list an attorney for him.
SUNDAY
CORRECTION
Associated Press
Prosecutors say he then complained of back pain, and a masseuse gave him a back rub before LaPorte asked for a frontal massage, which was refused.
April 3
WEDNESDAY
The Hall Center for the Humanities will host a program in Jewish studies from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the conference hall of the Hall Center.
The KU Memorial Unions will host a book talk for the book "tragi Fulbrighter" written by Goran Sabah Ghafour. The book talk will occur in Jayhawk Ink in the Kansas Union from 4 to 5:30 p.m.
April 6
A headline, "Jaybowl considers serving beer next fall," on page 1 A of yesterday's edition of the Kansan was incorrect. The student coalition Renew KU proposed the change, not the Jaybowl.
Lia Southern will perform on the bassoon as a part of the School of Music's Student Recital Series. The event will take place from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall.
International Student and Scholar Services will host a "World Football Tournament" in which students will represent different countries. The tournament will take place in the Kansas Union Plaza from noon to 3 p.m.
April 7
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